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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what type of bird is startled from the junipers?
(a) Pinon jay.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Crow.
(d) Cardinal.

2. Where is Leaphorn at 7:22 a.m. on December 2?
(a) At Shorty Bowleg's hogan.
(b) At the Ramah chapter house.
(c) At Ernesto Cata's burial site.
(d) On the road to the Zuni village.

3. Who says, "When the dung beetle moves, know that something has moved it"?
(a) Joe Leaphorn.
(b) Cata's uncle.
(c) Hosteen Nashibitti.
(d) Ed Pasquaanti.

4. According to Leaphorn, what are the colors of dry country autumn where he lives?
(a) Gold, gray, and green.
(b) Blue, gold, and gray.
(c) Red, orange, and gold.
(d) Crimson, blue, and orange.

5. In Chapter 6, what is the last message that Leaphorn receives from the Window Rock operator?
(a) Ernesto Cata's body has been found.
(b) He has a dentist appointment the next day.
(c) His supervisor wants to know about an embezzlement case.
(d) George Bowlegs has been sighted.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Leaphorn talks to Young Husband, a neighbor to the commune. Where has Young Husband spent 12 months?

2. In Chapter 5, what face turns to scarred white ice?

3. When does Dance Hall of the Dead begin?

4. Who refers to Leaphorn as Navajo fuzz?

5. Leaphorn estimates Isaacs' age as what?

(see the answer key)

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